Eagles Ready For 37th Carolina Classic
By Lestee Perry, Jr.
As Thanksgiving Day rapidly
approaches, Eagle gridironers
are making last minute prepara
tions for their meeting with the
A&T Aggies in the thirty-sev
enth Annual Carolina Classic to
be held in Durham’s County
Stadium.
This annual clash is Negro
collegiate football at its best.
Down through the years since
the beginning of the series, ath
letes from both schools have
given their all to make the clas
sic one of the most exerting on
the East coast.
When the Aggies and the Ea
gles meet, who would dare pre
dict the outcome? No one, I
should hope. All previous rec
ords and the number of All-
American or AlI-CIAA perform
ers becomes irrelevant, because
the keen rivalry alone is enough
to make the underdog rise to
the occasion.
The classic began in 1928
when the Aggies crushed the
Eagles 20-0. No contest was held
in 1929. Play resumed in 1930
with the Eagles beating the
Bulldogs 20-14. There were
three more Eagle victories, ’31,
Campus
’32, and ’33 before the Aggies
managed to squeeze out a 6-0
victory in 1934. From that date
until 1941, the Aggies dominated
the scene, racking up seven
consecutive wins. The 1941 Ea
gles ended the domination with
a 9-6 victory over the Aggies.
There was no series during
the war years of 1943 and ’44.
It was resumed in 1945, and
with the late and great Herman
Riddick in his first season as
head nientor, the Eagles shut
out the Aggies in an impressive
47-0 win.
The series record now 'stands
Echo
Durham, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 26, 1968
Founder’s Day Principals: Attorney Moses Burt, Dr. Albert Whiting,
Alfred Whitesides, Dr. Alfonso Elder, Dr. James Taylor.
Newsom Accents Student Dialogue
By Larry Johnson
Dr. Lionel H. Newsom, presi-
dent-elect of Johnson C. Smith
University, delivered the princi
pal address at North Carolina
College’s twenty-first annual
Founder’s Day Convocation,
November 4 in B. N. Duke Audi
torium.
Dr. Newsom suggested that a
dialogue must exist between the
college and its students. He said
that “today in higher education
it is our duty to talk to youth
and to tell them what truth is.
Then we must listen to youth
as they tell us what truth is.
Let us fling ourselves in truth.
It is the best thing we have.”
“It is in the colleges that we
get our direction,” said Dr.
Newsom. “The college is the in
stitution where we leam the
truth.” Dr. Newsom believes
that the search for truth is the
key to a meaningful life. “We
must look at the old and save
that which is worth saving. Then
we must cultivate the new and
sail on.”
The dedication of the Alfonso
Elder Student Union in honor
of Dr. Alfonso Elder, president
(See Newsom, Page 6)
Physics Department Receives Grant
The Physics Department has
received a grant from the Na
tional Science Foundation under
the College’s Science Improve
ment Program for the years
1968-71. This program allows
for the purchase of equipment
for research by students and
faculty and equipment to devel
op a modern laboratory or labo-
r a t o r y on modern physics,
atomic physics, nuelear physics,
solidstate physics, etc.
It also provides funds to buy
basic equipment for glass-blow
ing, metalwelding, etc. for work
shops so that students may
build, repair and even modify
equipment. The terms of this
grant also provide for hiring a
technician for 1969-70 and 1970-
71. In general, this program pro
vides for the implementation of
a new physics curriculum, which
includes electronics, astronomy,
history of science, machanics,
solidstate physics, math, and
Ray New Head
Of Student Bar
R. Lewis Ray
R. Lewis Ray of Winston-
Salem, a- senior law student at
North Carolina College, has
been elected president of the
Law School’s 87-member Stu
dent Bar Association. He polled
64 percent of the votes cast in
a three-man race.
Ray, a graduate of Winston-
Salem State College and A&T
State University, also studied at
the University of North Dakota.
On campus, he is a member of
Oniega Psi Phi Fraternity and
Alpha Phi Omega National
Service Fraternity. He is a vet
eran of the U. S. Air Force with
service as a Senior Aircraft
Control and Warning Radar
Operator.
In Winston-Salem, Ray has
twice been elected Magistrate
(Judge) of the Justice of the
Peace Court. He is a real estate
broker, insurance broker, tax
consultant, and notary public.
Ray is the owner of R. Lewis
Ray Real Estate and Insurance
Company. He is also president
and chairman of the board of
directors of Moderate Income
Housing Development Company,
Incorporated.
Other officers elected were
Eugene Tyler of Bronx, N. Y.,
vice president; William Proctor
of Baltimore, Md., treasurer;
and Lessie Dawkins of Shelby,
N. C., secretary.
modern physics. For this pur
pose, the grant provides funds
to relieve some faculty members
of the Physics Department from
teaching, so that they may de
velop course matter, lecture
notes, test, and text books.
The ultimate purpose is to
enable the Physics Department
to offer the physics major a
curriculum totally engaged in
more self education, by library
and laboratory research, rather
than by lectures and basic fun
damental book knowledge. Stu
dents are required to challenge
themselves. Preparation for out
side competition for scholar
ships and jobs is mandatory.
They must make themselves ca
pable to bargain their own posi
tions for jobs.
The Physics Department has
also received a gift-grant from
the Bendix Corporation. This
gift program is mainly for elec-
R. LEWIS RAY
at 16 NCC and 19 A&T wins.
Three games ended in deadlock.
The tie contests occurred in
1946, 1948 and again in 1955.
The two clubs battled to a 0-0
deadlock in 1946, the score was
6-6 in 1948, and in 1955 the
games ended in a 7-7 tie.
This year’s meeting of the
arch rivals promises to be just
as much a spectacle as the pre
vious 36. It should be one of
the biggest and most exciting
Thanksgiving Day attractions.
The Eagles overall mark this
season is 7-1-0 for second place
CIAA ranking while the Aggies
7-1-0 record is good for third
place ranking.
Standing ready to avenge a
19-6 Eagle loss of last season,
is a corps of running backs, any
of which would be the pride
and joy of any coach. Power and
speed will be terms which are
synonymous with either back-
field combination Coach Quiett
chooses. The starting duo of
Thurman Jones and Ollis Car
son is back by Roy Ander
son, Moses Bryant, Roger
Foust, Gilbert Smith and Willie
Taylor, all of which are of first
team caliber.
The passing game is spear
headed by the M-M combination
of Matthews and Martin, with
Terry Cole coming into his own
this season as a flanker plus the
sure hands of halfbacks Carson
and Smith. The passing attack
should not suffer.
The defensive and offensive
lines are anchored by such
giants as captains Harold Beatty
and Benjamin Bullock, Jerome
Gantt, Lonnie Paige, Russell
Price, Sam Singletary, James
Smith, and Doug WilkersA.
The defensive secondary is
led by a fine trio of backs in
the persons of Robert Holloway,
Pete Quinn and Ronald Upper-
man .
This year’s engagement, as
previous ones, will be an “all
out effort by both teams to
sway victory their way. How
ever, whatever happens, who
ever wins, it is going to be an
interesting and exciting game.
tronic equipment. Accordingly,
they have applied for similar
grants from IBM and other
sources.
GEBOME DICKENS
Freshman Class
Elects Officers
This year the Freshman Class
officers are from various parts
of North Carolina, and from
Pennsylvania. Their majors,
liiinors, and ambitions are va
ried.
Gerome Dickens, class presi
dent, is from Tarboro, N. C.
His major is Political Science,
and his minor is Sociology. Hi9
ambition is, “To see a united
country.” Dickens possesses va
ried talents. In sports, he plays
tennis and basketball. In music,
he plays the trumpet. Gerome
has also received honors, among
them the Bronze Medal and and
Silver Medal for band partici
pation.
Alexis Reginia McIntyre, vice-
president, is from Williamston,
N. C. Her major is Physical
Education and her minors are
Biology and Recreation. Her
ambition is to be a Physical
Education instructor.
Princess Lynatte Bowden, sec
retary, is from Rocky Point, N.
C. Her major is English and her
minor is French. Her ambition
is to teach English and French
on the secondary level.
Carol Finch, treasurer, is from
Pittsburgh, Pa. Her major is
Elementary Education and her
minor is Psychology. Her pro
fessional goal at present is un
decided.
The six representatives to
the Student Government are:
Sandra Farrington, Roxie Math
ews, Carolyn Williams, William
(See Freshman, Page 4)
Endowment Fund
Progress Reported
Since the Endowment Fund
campaign was launched in Feb
ruary it has moved at a steady
pace. Its initial purpose is to sup
plement salaries of distinguished
and productive members of the
faculty. North Carolina College
seeks to raise one million dol
lars. Invested at four percent,
the endowment would provide
$40,000 per year which could
be used to supplement faculty
salaries.
The College seeks from,
sources within the State of
North Carolina $500,000, from
the Southern region outside of
the State $300,000, and from
other areas of the country $200,-
000. Initial grants from several
industries have provided an
auspicious beginning from the
endowment fund.
The Development Office is
concentrating on foundations,
business and industry as the
primary source of funds. Thusi
far, the following endowment
grants have been received—Bur
lington Industries $75,000; Lig
gett & Myers $60,000; R. J. Rey-
nols $10,000; anonymous $3,000;
Durham Foundation $1,000;
Bryan Family Foundation $1,-
000; Central Carolina Bank
$ 5 0 0; and Duncan-Fletcher
Foundation $500.
(See Endowment, Page5))
Coming Events
Friday, December 6, 8:00 p.m.
Family Night Activities Stu
dent Union
Sunday, December 8, 8:00 p.m.
“The Cardinal,” B. N. Duke
Auditorium
Starring Ossie Davis,
Burgee Meredith
Wednesday, December 11,
7:30 p.m. Film “Men in
Cages,” Student Union
Saturday, December 7, 8:00 p.m.
“Toy Dance,” Admission; A
small toy, Student Union
Saturday, December 14,
7:00 p.m., Needy Children’s
Christmas Party, Student
Union
Monday, January 13,
7:00 p.m., Income Tax Discus
sion Consultant, H&R Block,
Student Union